Driving mechanism for corn-harvesters and the like.



w. mass DRIVING MECHANISM FOR CORN HABVESTERS AND THE LIKE.

APPLICATION FILED JAN.25| 1914.

Patented 511116 8, 1915.

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W. HIBBS.

DRIVING MECHANISM FOR CORN HARVESTERS AND THE LIKE.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 26. 1914.

M I I I I I: j W 7% W. HIBBS,

DRlViNG MECHANISM FOR CORN HARVESTEBS AND THE LIKE.

APPLICATION FILED mus, 1914.

1,142,036. Patented June 8, 1915.

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JEFJIVIFEEG HEGHAHISIE FOB COBN-HABVES'IERS AND THE IiIKn.

specification of Letters Patent. Patented June 8, i915, i'.

U.-,.Tillil epslicnticn filed 31137 20, 1811, Serial No. 639,563. Divided and this application filed January 2e,

191a Serialhlo. 814,388.

This frame is suspended from and arranged '5 to tilt upon the axle 12. As shown, each of the side and intermediate sills l3, 14,

cancers own that 1, WILLIAM limes, a e United states, and resident or of Kendall, and State of Illie izivented certain new and useful "avert llo ving is a specification, and Whichare ustrctcd in the accompanying drawings, forming thereof. I

invention relates to driving mechanism to" corn'harvesters and the like and has been divided out or? the application for my pets it on corn harvesters, No. 1,090,150 dat ,d March 1, 1914.

The invention has for its object to provide improved m ans for propelling and drivand 1G is provided with a bearing block 18 intermediate its ends for receiving the axle. The side sill 16 is desirably made shorter than the remaining longitudinal sills and.

has its forwardend connected with the ad- ]acent intermediate sill, as 15, by a transverse frame member 19.

extends forwardly from the axle 12, parallel Withand adjacent to the intermediate sill 15. The arm 20 is desirably also pro vidcd with a bearing block, as 21, for receiv- 4 The main frame preferably also compr ses an arm, 20, which mg the operative parts of a corn harvester. t I g? contemplates an arrangement and power transmitting parts i adapted to he associated with a mounted on the harvester frame,

accompanying drawings, Figure 1 'de elevation of corn harvester emform of construction provided by v'cutien,

port certain operative parts of the machine to be hereinafter described.

v For steering the machine and supporting the main frame in engularly adjustedpos tion a rear truck 22 is desirably. provided. This truck is shown as comprisingan axle upon the ends of the axle. A pair of rails/ I 26, 27, serve forconnecting the rear truck 22 with the axle 12. These rails aredesir ably spaced apart at their forward ends a distance equal to the Width of the main frame but are each inwardly turn-ed lintermediate their ends, sis indicated at 29, 3O, and have their rear end portions, as 31, 32, e in juxtaposition. .A king bolt, 33, passes through a cplatefi l, which is mounted upon and serves for. connecting the rear end portions 31, 32 of the rails 26, 27 and through a r block 35 mounted on the axle 23 of the rear is detail longitudinal sectional truck 22, and serves for pivotally connect" tinting the arrailgement of power ing the rear truck with the rails 2", 27. '95 1 ents. Each of the rails 26, 27, is provided with a ltion illustrated as being apbearing block 36, at its forward end for re a corn harvesting machine having ceiving the axle,12. The rails 26, 27, extend tram-e being shown in section,

15 u for simultaneously harvesting the eneath t e rear end Sill 1 of the main adjacent rows. The parts of theframe and serve to limit the tiltingmove properly supported upon a pair ment of the mam frame 111 one direction.

i wheels designated 10 and 11. Any convenient mechanism reacting he cls located at opposite sides of tween the main frame and rear truck 22 may 1c and are preferably rotatably serve for tilting the frame. As shown, a open the opposite ends of a non cable 37, has one end secured to the rails 26, 27, adjacent their rear ends, as at 38, Fig. 2 and passes over an upright strut 39 mounted onthe rear end portions 31, 32 05 main axle 12.

T is frame of the comp: see side and intermediate 16 and a rear end S111 3.7

l e main carrying Wheels of 23, and carrying Wheels=2 l wand 25 mounted 80' v i the rails 26, 27, and under a guide-pulley. 40, pivotally secured against the intermedis ate sill 15 adjacent its rear end. The forward end of the-cable 37, is sec'uredto a winding drum 41. This Winding drum is desirably located adjacent one'slde of the machine and the cable is guided thereto by being passed over guide pulleys 42 and 43.

The guide pulley 42 is conveniently sup-' ported by being loosely mounted upon a transverse shaft 48, to be hereinafter described. Theguide pulley 43 is shown as being secured against one of the upright frame members, as 46. The winding drum 41 is shown as being journaled in thewalls 1 of a cage 49. This cage extends between and is carried by the upright frame memplied with a hand crank 54. The drivers seat is supported in any convenient manner as by bemg mounted upon a. horizontal frame member 55, which extends transversely over the machine-and connects the higher ends of the upright frame members 44, 45, 46 and 47.. v

The shaft 48 preferably extends transversely across the frame and serves for turningnthe rear truck 22 'to guide the machine. As shown, this shaft extends through and is journaled in aplurality of brackets 56, one of which is mounted upon each of the Q upright frame members. 44,- 45, 46' and 47. A pair of spools 57, 58, are mounted upon the shaft 48 adjacent its'oppositc ends.

Each ofthese spools serves forreceiving the forward end 'of cable, as 59, '60. Each,-

cablei extendsifrointhe corresponding spool 5?, :58 over guide pulleys 61, 62 and .63 to v ,the remote end of the rear'axle 23. Each of L the guide pi lleys 61 is secured against the adjacent sid sill -:13, 16. The guide pulleys- V622' and ,63 are secured against the corresponding rail 26, 27. The forward ends of the cables-59, (SO-are preferably oppositely woundupon the spools 57, 58, and a steering .5 fol-swinging the axle 23 of the rear truck 'post 64 is provided for turning the shaft 58,

- 22; 'The steering post 64 issupported in a substantially upright position adjacent the drivers seat 53, .in any convenient manner as by being extended through and journaled ported by 'one of the sideill-intermediate "fsills '13, 14, 15, or the'arn 20,,all as more fully. ppears in my said patenfhn corn on corn harvesters.

in a bracket 65,. carried by the frame mem- 1 her-55. The lower end of the steeringpost 641isoperatively connected with the shaft 48 by beveled gear-s66, 67, one mounted Oil the steering post and the otheron the shaft.

.on each of the upright frame L 45,46 and 47. A second c'ountergahaft 87,":

frame members 44, 45, 46 and-'47, -18- harvesters, .No, .1,0$ )0,160.s:{[he -vhuakmg-" table 72 comprises a series of. rolls 74 but? 75 their 0 posite ends supportedby and .50 naled in a supplemental framWfi-a's also appears in my said applicatiexnorf'patent.... he conveyor ind ele-"j' vator 73 is supported-by against the rear end sill 1T *eXtends transversely between the rails.26,"27 of said sill and upwardly beyond the rail 27 at one side of the machine. A; veyer as 76, 77 and shaft as 78, T9,"fl ie 5 for driving certain of the gathering parts 0f the machine, extend over each of snap ping rolls as 68, 69 and. 70, '71; c'ch 'of g these parts is journaled adjacent its inner end upon a bearing bracket, as sof'inounte'd on the frame member 55. 1 1 The snapping rolls, as 68, 69, and/Z0" 71, of each set are geared togetherand'onea' of the rolls, as 68, '71, of each ,setjiifiovided with a beveledgear, are-81,82: of these beveled gears meshes wi 11 abe'v'eled'" gear. as 83, 84, mounted on a co' ter' sha 85. The counter shaft,-85, versely across the machineandgisjournsl'ed ngexnbers 44;".

which extends transversely aeroe's theim chine and is journaled upon-the apnght atively connected with the counter-shaft fib insr the rolls-740i the hu king table 72and' 'f other parts of the huski g mechanism in a manner more fully described in plication for patent onfcornharvestersi The sprocket chain 88 is located adjaee'nt. one side of the machine and turns overl sprocket wheels 89, and 90, which are mount 1 ed upon the ,counter shafts 'and 87 spectively, The screw con'vey'ers76, 77 and 11; shafts 78, 79, each has a sprocket wheel as; 91, 92, 93 and '94, mounted upon its inner end. The screw conveyor 76, shaft 78, 79 associated with each set, -=as' 68, 69 or 7 70, 71 of snapping rolls, are conveniently-lair turned by a single sprocket chain, as 95, 96, A which. turns over the sprocket wheel, as'91, 93, mounted on one of said parts and-ens gages-the sprocket wheel 92, 94, mountedupon the other of said partsintermediate' 136 its ends: The two sprocket ehains 95, 96, 3 turn about and are turned by sprocket wheeis 97, 98, respectiv ,and both be the sprocket wheels 97, 98 re mounted upon a single shaft as 99. 'The shaft 99 extends through 1 30 rot by a sprocket chaine88'. and serves for driv- T my me 'ap- 11o shown at 112.

reases and is journaled in a bracket (Fig. 5), which is secured against and is carried by the transverse frame member 55. The shaft 99 is rotated by being operatively connected with the counter shaft 85, through beveled gears 101, 102, one mounted on the counter shaft 85 and the other on the counter shaft 99.

For driving the conveyer and elevator 73, a counter shaft 103 is preferably provided. This counter shaft is shown as being journaled at its opposite ends in the intermediate and side sills 15, 16. The countershaft 103 may be driven from any convenient part of the mechanism as from the propelling shaft 104, which is hereinafter described. As shown, a sprocket chain 105;Q;turns over a sprocket wheel 106, mounted oni the propelling shaft 104 and over a suitable sprocket mounted on the counter shaft 10 The invention provides for the transmission of power for driving the operativei parts already described and for propelling the supporting wheels in either direction from a motor which is preferably carried by the\ machine. Such a motor is indicated in the drawings at 107 a It is shown as being supported upon the intermediate sill 15 and side sill 16 in rear of the axle 12. By locating the motor in this position, its weight serves in part to counter balance the wei ht of the operative parts of the machine which are located in frontof the axle 12. Fuel for the motor is conveniently supplied from a tank 108. This tank is shown as being supported in an. elevated position by standards, 10$} which rise from the intermediate sill 15 and from the side sill 10 in front of the axle;

A fuel pipe 110 extends from the tank'108 to the motor 107.

The crank shaft of the motor 107 is represented at 111; The main drive shaft is The drive shaft112 is operatively connected with the crank shaft 111 of the motor by a sprocket chain 113; "As shown, the main drive shaft 112 is journaled at its opposite ends in bearing brackets 11% and 115. These bearing brackets are mounted upon the upright frame members 46 and 47 respectively. Sprocket wheels 116, and 117, are loosely mounted upon the drive shaft 112. These sprocket wheels serve for transmitting power to the traction Wheels 10, 11 and conveyor and elevator 73 and to the other operative parts of the machine respectively. To this end clutches 118 and 119 are mounted on the power shaft 112 for operativcly connec ing the sprocket wheels 116, .117, rcspcctiv with said shatt. Each of those clutches i arranged-to 0 controlled by a hand lever, as li t. The t :haud levers 12 extend upwardly from t points of connection with the are pivotally supported in ends, as at 121, Fig.

which extends between and is carried by the upright frame members e6, 47. Each hand lever 120 has its lower end bifurcated, as at 123 to straddle the hub of the corresponding clutch and is operativelyconnected with such hub to shiftthe clutch in any convenient manner as by means of instanding studs 12%, which are mounted uponthe lower end portion of the hand-lever and runin a groove 125 formed in the hub of the clutch. 7

The propelling shaft, 10%, receives power from the sprocket wheel 2 16', to turn the treetion wheels 10 11 in that proper direction for advancing the machine l his shaftlextends'transversely over and hsyond'the-side of the frame. It is provided w'th apinion, as 126, upon each end for engagement with an internal gear 12?, forined withi-h the rim of the corresponding traction wheellO, 11. The propelling shaft is journaled in brackets, as 128, which are mountedupon each of tie side sills 13 and 16 in rear of the-axle, 12. A difierential gear mechanism indicated at 129 is mounted upon the propelling shaft- 104 and is operatively connected with the sprocket wheel 116 by a sprocket chain 130. The differential gear mechanism 129 may take any convenient form of construction. As such a mechanism is well understood it is not deemed necessary to illustrate the same in detail. It will also bevunderstood that the propelling shaft 104 is formed-in two sections, one section extending ateach side of the differential gear mechanism 129, and it is therefore deemed unnecessary. to ice illustrate this feature in detail;

The sprocket wheelllti is opei'atively connected with the counter shaft 85. For this purpose a sprocket chain 131 (Fig. 5) turns over the sprocket wheel 11'? and over a 105 sprocket wheel mounted, on the counter shaft. The counter shatt 8o serves tortrans- 'n itting power tothe snapping 110115168, '69,

70 and Ti /to the screw conveyers 7,6, 77 h nd i" operative parts of the bushing table. 3'12,

through l' -the n echanisms heretofore, de-

scribed. The counter shaft also serves for transmitting power to one ofW-t'hetractiona; whccls as 11, when it isdcsired topropel 115 the mirc'hine hacl'rwardly. For this purpose a sprocket wheel 133 (Fig. 5) is mounted on the counter shaft 85. A sprocket chain 12% turns over the sprocket wheel 133 and over the sprocket wheel 1 35 which is 129 mounted in a bracket 13; carried by the: transverse i'z'umc member 15). Intermediate its hurls the "(whetchaiu 12-34 is engaged with a spror Wheel 1237. The sprocket. wluwl 1i)? 1' l mounted upon :1 second pawspcllirr; 'lhzl propelling slm My oi onlv sum. lcuggth as to mod will one oi" l mounted on :gectively. At its outer 'When it is desired to vided in the hub and each meshi the intermediate sill 15 and side sill 16, re-

end the propelling aft 138 is supplied with'a pmion 144. This pinion is continuously in mesh with the internal gear 127 of the traction wheelll. propel the machine backwardly the sprocket wheel 137 is rotatably connected with the propelling shaft 138. .For this purpose a clutch. 145 is mounted on the propelling shaft 138. This clutch is conveniently controlled by an upright hand lever 146. The hand lever 146 is pivotally supported intermediate its ends as upon a bracket 147 which is secured to one of the standards 109 (Bi 5). The lower end of the hand lever 1 6 is bifurcated, as at 148 th straddle the hub of the clutch 145. Instan'ding studs 149 are formed upon the two arms of the bifurcate end of the hand lever 146 and a groove 150 is proof the clutch 145 for receiving these studs.

The arrangementof clutches 118 and 119 permits of the operative arts of the machineand means for prope ling the same in a orward direction to be controlled independently. F urtherlnore, the clutch 145 permits the machine to be propelled in a rear ward direction while the several mechanisms of the machine are in operation. This last mentioned :.-feature is of importance in leased from an obstruction in the ground without interfering with the operations performed thereby. t

I claim as my invention,

1. In a harvesting machine, in com ination, a harvester frame, a traction wheel supporting the frame, frame upon the axis wheel as a tion wheel,

of the said traction two pinions carried by the frame with the gear, a motor carried by the ame, mechanism operativ'ely connecting the motor with each pin-- ion, said mechanism being constructed to.

the said axis and drivinconnection be-- frame upon the said axis,

permitting the machine to be remeans for tilting the pivot, a gear carried by the tracthe said adjustment.

pair of frames pivotally connected upon a horizontal transverse axis, a traction wheel having its axis coincldent wtlh the axis of pivotal connection of the frames, anaddi tional-supporting wheel mounted in one of the frames, means for tilting the other 6% frame upon the said axis, downwardly and forwardly inclined snapping rolls and a motor mounted in the last mentioned frame, the snapping rolls being located in front of tween the motor and the snapping rolls and between the motor and the traction wheel whereby the elevation at which the sna ping r lls operate is adj sted by the said tilting 1nd neither of th said driving connectio is disturbed by the said tilting.

3. ,Iifa corn harvester, in combination, a pair 0 frames pivotally connected upon a horizontal transverse axis, a traction wheel ha -ng its. axis coincide t with the axis pivotal connection of t e frames, an ad i tional supporting wheelmounted in one of rames, means for tilting the other downwardly and forwardly inclined "snapping rolls and 'a motor mounted in the last-mentioned frame at opposite sides oi the said axis; the snapping rolls beinglocated motor and .the snapping rolls and between the motor and the traction wheel whereby' the elevation at which the snapping rolls operate is adjusted bythe Said tilting, the

welght of the snapping rolls is offset by! that of the justment, and neither of the said drivin connections is disturbed by the making 0 WILLIAM HIBBS. Witnesses: i

CHARLES B. GmLsoN, E. M. KLAToHnn.

in front of the i '7 motor in making the said ad-.e- 

